Overview
Alumni Engagement Officer Jobs in Kingston, Ontario, Canada at Queen’s University
A Brief Overview
Queen’s University is committed to strengthening alumni engagement and philanthropic support in key markets through a strategic, integrated approach. Reporting to the Director, Global Alumni Strategy, the Alumni Officer will play a vital role in executing regional engagement strategies that foster meaningful alumni connections, mobilize volunteers, and drive philanthropic growth.
The position requires close collaboration with advancement colleagues, university partners, and lead volunteers to implement tailored market strategies, engage alumni in Queen’s initiatives, and strengthen regional philanthropic efforts. Core areas include:
Enhancing alumni engagement through high-impact programming aligned with Queen’s priorities.
Performing market analysis.
Managing and supporting alumni branch volunteers, ensuring they have the resources, guidance, and recognition needed to effectively engage their communities.
Building and maintaining strong volunteer networks, providing leadership development opportunities, and fostering a sense of ownership among alumni leaders.
Identifying, cultivating and stewarding donors to increase philanthropic contributions in alignment with regional priorities.
Advancing the university’s strategic priorities, including volunteerism, philanthropy, and institutional reputation-building.
As a key connector between alumni and the university, this role demands strong partnerships across campus and with Development, Campus Partners and the Queen’s University Alumni Association (QUAA) to create meaningful alumni experiences, empower volunteers, and support institutional objectives.
Travel is an inherent nature of this role and requires regular presence in assigned regions (up to 50% of time in assigned regions both nationally and internationally) is expected.
This position executes the alumni engagement, volunteer, and fundraising goals and strategies. This position manages relationships and fundraising efforts with current and prospective reunion-based volunteers, and builds and stewards new and existing relationships. This position also identifies, evaluates, cultivates, solicits and stewards donors for gifts and fosters long-term relationships with these donors, which support the ongoing activities and reputation of the University.
The schedule for this position requires the incumbent to work variable hours on a regular basis, including evenings and weekends. In addition, travel is an inherent part of the position. This position is subject to the Averaging and Travel Time Credit provisions of the USW Local 2010 Collective Agreement.
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Title: Alumni Engagement Officer
Company: Queen’s University
Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Category: Non-Profit & Social Impact (Volunteer / Humanitarian, Non-Profit / Outreach, Fundraising / Charity, Youth Development), Education / Teaching (Fundraising / Charity, Youth Development)
